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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.
WILLIAM F BUITRAGO
Listed Specialty: Surgery
3760 GRAMERCY ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77025-1216
DR. WILLIAM BUITRAGO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
24
payments
$1,748
payment total
11
companies paid this doctor
Payment Calendar in 2018
This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.
Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.
2018
Types of Payments in 2018
| Category | Payments | Payment Value |
|---|---|---|
Food and Beverage |
19 | $1,006 |
Travel and Lodging |
2 | $474 |
Education |
3 | $267 |
Drugs & Devices in 2018
Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.
| Product Name | Product Type | Payments† |
|---|---|---|
BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT |
device |
$747 |
BIO-A FISTULA PLUG |
device |
$180 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$152 |
BIO-A HERNIA PLUG |
device |
$142 |
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM |
device |
$127 |
SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL |
device |
$69 |
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
device |
$69 |
1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA |
device |
$42 |
SPY TECHNOLOGY |
device |
$42 |
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY |
device |
$35 |
BARRX |
device |
$31 |
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS |
device |
$27 |
ENSEAL PRODUCT FAMILY |
device |
$27 |
ORBERA |
device |
$25 |
OVERSTITCH |
device |
$25 |
WALLFLEX |
device |
$19 |
EXOGEN |
device |
$19 |
STRATTICE |
device |
$18 |
NASCOBAL |
drug |
$17 |
| † May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products. | ||
Payment Details in 2018
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.